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FILE - In this aerial photo tents housing people experiencing homelessness are set up on a vacant parking lot in Portland, Ore., on Dec. 8, 2020. Oregon lawmakers are expected to approve $200 million in spending to tackle the state's homelessness and housing crises. The package will be voted on by the state Senate on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, after passing the House with bipartisan support.

Oregon lawmakers debate $200M for housing, homelessness

FILE - In this aerial photo tents housing people experiencing homelessness are set up on a vacant parking lot in Portland, Ore., on Dec. 8, 2020. Oregon lawmakers are expected to approve $200 million in spending to tackle the state's homelessness and housing crises. The package will be voted on by the state Senate on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, after passing the House with bipartisan support.

March 21, 2023, 1:57pm Northwest

Oregon lawmakers are poised to pass a sweeping $200 million housing and homelessness package in an expected display of bipartisanship aimed at tackling the state’s most pressing crises. Read story

A long line of rail cars containing oil sit on tracks south of Seattle in 2015.

What to know about the Swinomish oil train suit as federal trial begins

A long line of rail cars containing oil sit on tracks south of Seattle in 2015.

March 21, 2023, 7:49am Business

Without permission from the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, BNSF in 2012 began transporting 100-car trains of highly combustible crude oil through Swinomish land, court documents show. Read story

When UW cherry blossoms will reach peak bloom

March 21, 2023, 7:43am Life

The University of Washington’s cherry blossoms will burst into bunches of pale pink and white a little bit later than usual this year. Read story

Woman sentenced to prison for selling stolen guns, including one later used to kill 4-year-old

March 21, 2023, 7:42am Northwest

A U.S. District Court judge sentenced a woman to about two years in prison on Monday for her involvement in gun trafficking in 2021 that was associated with the death of a child, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Read story

Thousands in Washington could soon lose Apple Health coverage; here’s how to keep it

March 21, 2023, 7:42am Health

Thousands of Washingtonians could soon lose Medicaid, or Apple Health, coverage: Federal pandemic-era provisions are expiring, and the state will once again require patients to renew their eligibility every year. Read story

Microsoft invites curious residents to an open house for planned Malaga site

March 21, 2023, 7:40am Northwest

Microsoft is inviting its soon-to-be neighbors in Malaga and other valley residents to an open house to learn more about the future Microsoft data center campus on March 29 in Malaga. Read story

Idaho Republicans reject ‘liberal’ policy for free menstrual products in public schools

March 20, 2023, 8:29pm Northwest

Idaho House Republicans Monday rejected a bill that would have funded free menstrual products in public school girls bathrooms. GOP House members said the proposal was “liberal,” and they objected to “woke” terms describing inaccessibility to tampons and pads. Read story

People line up on Monday, March 20, 2023, outside a hearing room in the Oregon State Capital in Salem, Ore., where a public hearing was being held on a bill seeking to expand access to abortion and gender-affirming care. The hearing room was already filled to capacity. The measure has sparked fierce debate.

Oregon bill on abortion, gender-affirming care sparks debate

People line up on Monday, March 20, 2023, outside a hearing room in the Oregon State Capital in Salem, Ore., where a public hearing was being held on a bill seeking to expand access to abortion and gender-affirming care. The hearing room was already filled to capacity. The measure has sparked fierce debate.

March 20, 2023, 8:26pm Northwest

An Oregon bill that would greatly expand access to reproductive health and gender-affirming care drew emotional testimony on Monday, mirroring the culture war debates over abortion, gender identity and parents’ rights that are playing out in state legislatures across the U.S. Read story

Hotel eyed near Cowlitz County Event Center

March 20, 2023, 8:15pm Latest News

An Oregon-based developer is in the process of purchasing land next to the Cowlitz County Event Center to build a long-delayed hotel on the site, which officials say will draw more business to the center. Read story

The Washington Capitol Building in Olympia.

Forecast: Washington’s revenue projections are slowing thanks to inflation, uncertain economy

The Washington Capitol Building in Olympia.

March 20, 2023, 7:41pm Latest News

The state will have less money to spend in the next couple of years than expected amid inflation worries and an uncertain economy. Read story